You and I must meet this week.
It might be on a random drive,
Taking that long thought of journey to some place where i can make the jump
Saying yes to the things I have said no to
Leaving the things that I have held on to when they do not mean much anymore
I must, this week, meet you
I have climbed no mountains,
Run no significant races,
Taken no significant risks,
I feel now that I am drowning in my own comfort
It must be something that will shake the dead weight off
I cannot for the life of me, think of a thing just now
Maybe, my journey will start with saying No
To the things I agree to do that i shouldn't
Or to having conversations that will change my path
If I meet you courage,
Be kind, but then, be true
Do not fail me, but allow me to stand on my feet
Because just now, i suspect, i live so meek and full of apology
I wonder if i am living right
Should i die tomorrow,
If they were honest, they might wonder
What, besides being good, can we say about her?
Good really is a thing you can never own
It is the definition of every dead man. He was good, So was she
What is my thing i wonder?
Courage however, should not mean stupid, right? Or should it?
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ReplyDeleteI must meet courage as well, sooner than soonest. This is a very timely and well written piece. Thanks:-) As always, you are a gold mine of wisdom. You write from a deep place, i shall borrow a tree, a leaf won't be enough haha
ReplyDeleteNice nice nice! ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI recently heard someone say that there is a thin line between courage and stupid. And yet we need courage but we do not need stupid. Courage often lies in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well - that's a transliteration from another author too.
You really should write more often. This is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI found his message profound and with the right poetic insight about daily life. courage is amazing word which gives you determination to fight fear within your life. Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteHi there Josephine. I love this poem and I love your blog. I'm so glad that I have found it. I watched your special on Paul Kayonga the other day and I have been enthralled by it. I wrote about it on my blog at https://theeverettandaustinproject.org.
ReplyDeleteBoth of my boys were also born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and have passed away, one in 2012 and one in 2017. I've finally got a heart to start a ministry in their name.
I'm thinking I'd like to focus the ministry on the third world and specifically Africa for now. Could we setup a skype call? I'd love to chat and ask you a few questions. Any help or direction that you could provide would be wonderful.
Hope to talk to you soon,
Tim
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